US4979816A - Range sensing system - Google Patents
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- G01S17/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
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- G01S17/06—Systems determining position data of a target
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- G01S17/10—Systems determining position data of a target for measuring distance only using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves
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US20040141187A1 (en) * | 2002-10-29 | 2004-07-22 | Johnston Kyle S. | Calibration for 3D measurement system |
US6825922B2 (en) | 2002-09-26 | 2004-11-30 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Determination of the angular position of a laser beam |
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US2994882A (en) * | 1959-01-07 | 1961-08-08 | United Shoe Machinery Corp | Heel attaching machines |
US3723713A (en) * | 1969-04-15 | 1973-03-27 | Aei | Mass measurement system for mass spectrometers |
US4181431A (en) * | 1976-07-31 | 1980-01-01 | Mitec-Moderne Industrietechnik Gmbh | Laser distance measuring apparatus |
US4518256A (en) * | 1977-05-23 | 1985-05-21 | Sanders Associates, Inc. | Enhanced accuracy optical radar |
US4208125A (en) * | 1977-06-03 | 1980-06-17 | Asea Aktiebolag | Cloud altitude measuring apparatus |
US4413905A (en) * | 1978-08-08 | 1983-11-08 | Honeywell Inc. | Laser range meter |
US4344705A (en) * | 1979-03-07 | 1982-08-17 | Endress U. Hauser Gmbh U. Co. | Distance measuring apparatus based on the pulse travel time method |
US4397549A (en) * | 1981-03-27 | 1983-08-09 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army | Method for removal of LIDAR background backscattering by subtraction of multiple-delayed return signal |
JPS57169608A (en) * | 1981-04-13 | 1982-10-19 | Nissan Motor Co Ltd | Distance measuring method |
US4628469A (en) * | 1982-09-29 | 1986-12-09 | Technical Arts Corporation | Method and apparatus for locating center of reference pulse in a measurement system |
US4613231A (en) * | 1983-03-19 | 1986-09-23 | Eltro Gmbh | Laser range finder with non-linearity compensation |
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Cited By (17)
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US5239352A (en) * | 1991-10-18 | 1993-08-24 | Minister Of National Defence Of Her Majesty's Canadian Government | Multiple scattering technique (MUST) lidar |
US5345168A (en) * | 1993-02-01 | 1994-09-06 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration | Burst-by-burst laser frequency monitor |
WO2000036372A1 (en) * | 1998-12-16 | 2000-06-22 | 3Dv Systems, Ltd. | Self gating photosurface |
JP2002532704A (en) * | 1998-12-16 | 2002-10-02 | スリーディーヴィー システムズ リミテッド | Self-gate control photosensitive surface |
US7202898B1 (en) | 1998-12-16 | 2007-04-10 | 3Dv Systems Ltd. | Self gating photosurface |
US6870631B2 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2005-03-22 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections |
US6441908B1 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2002-08-27 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections |
US20020180987A1 (en) * | 1999-08-06 | 2002-12-05 | Johnston Kyle S. | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections |
US6785007B2 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2004-08-31 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections |
US6825922B2 (en) | 2002-09-26 | 2004-11-30 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Determination of the angular position of a laser beam |
US6940891B2 (en) | 2002-10-28 | 2005-09-06 | Metron Systems, Inc. | High precision optical imaging systems and related systems |
US20050053113A1 (en) * | 2002-10-28 | 2005-03-10 | Clary Thomas R. | High precision optical imaging systems and related systems |
US20060007981A1 (en) * | 2002-10-28 | 2006-01-12 | Clary Thomas R | High precision optical imaging systems and related systems |
US6822748B2 (en) | 2002-10-29 | 2004-11-23 | Metron Systems, Inc. | Calibration for 3D measurement system |
US20040141187A1 (en) * | 2002-10-29 | 2004-07-22 | Johnston Kyle S. | Calibration for 3D measurement system |
US20100277075A1 (en) * | 2009-04-29 | 2010-11-04 | Intersil Americas Inc. | Long range proximity and/or motion detector with ambient light detection capabilities |
US8258453B2 (en) | 2009-04-29 | 2012-09-04 | Intersil Americas Inc. | Long range proximity and/or motion detector with ambient light detection capabilities |
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